Morris and his wife Esther went to the state fair every year, and every year
Morris would say, "Esther, I'd like to ride in that helicopter". Esther
always replied, "I know Morris, but that helicopter ride is 50 dollars and
50 dollars is 50 dollars". One year Esther and Morris went to the fair, and
Morris said, "Esther, I'm 85 years old. If I don't ride that helicopter, I
might never get another chance." Esther replied, "Morris that helicopter is
50 dollars and 50 dollars is 50 dollars".
The pilot overheard the couple and said, "Folks I'll make you a deal. I'll
take the both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride
and not say a word I won't charge you! But if you say one word, it's 50
dollars."
Morris and Esther agreed and up they went. The pilot did all kinds of fancy
maneuvers, but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil tricks over and
over again, but still not a word. When they landed, the pilot turned to
Morris and said, "By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out,
but you didn't. I'm impressed!"
Morris replied, "Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when
Esther fell out, but you know -- 50 dollars is 50 dollars."